'Water is the universal solvent'. Comment. - Vidyadip

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'Water is the universal solvent'. Comment.

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Water dissolves many substances forming an aqueous solution. It can dissolve solids, liquids and gases. When a solid dissolves in water, the solid is the solute, the water is the solvent and the resultant liquid is the solution. So, it is said that water is a universal solvent. In other words, water can dissolve nearly every substance.

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